Nigger-brown

adj, noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    A dark brown color. archaic, countable, ethnic, offensive, slur, uncountable

    "Looking at the slight naked figures of various shades from Ng-Gunko's nigger-brown to Sigrid's rich cream, […] I felt that I had strayed into an island of goblins."

Adjective
  1. 1
    Having a dark brown colour. archaic, not-comparable, offensive

    "She is on the sofa, knitting a nigger-brown jumper which looks as if it will be quite successful."

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"Looking at the slight naked figures of various shades from Ng-Gunko's nigger-brown to Sigrid's rich cream, […] I felt that I had strayed into an island of goblins."

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